The positive inertia that the Bilbao Airport Routes Committee perceived at the end of 2022 has been confirmed with the first data of the new year. Last month, total traffic grew by 1.7% compared to 2019 and reached 339,841 people thanks to the international impulse. In this way, the figures that were handled before the […]Leer más
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Excellent balance of the Routes Committee at FITUR
The Bilbao Airport Routes Committee is constantly working to ensure that the connectivity of the territory continues to be strengthened both nationally and internationally. The first big event of the year on its agenda has been FITUR, the leading tourism fair. “It is a great opportunity to get closer to those companies that have their […]Leer más
The Routes Committee foresees a record 2023
The Routes Committee expects that this year the connectivity of Bilbao and Bizkaia will surpass its best figures and the territory will achieve a new record in terms of connections, frequencies and seat offer. In order to underpin this goal, a work agenda has been set for 2023 that includes, among other milestones, the four […]Leer más
Bilbao Airport consolidates its position as a reference after closing 2022 with an extraordinary balance sheet
Bilbao Airport closed 2022 on a high note, consolidating its position as the benchmark for connectivity in northern Spain. According to statistics provided by Aena, the Biscayan capital’s aerodrome registered more than five million people (5,129,583), 98.7% more than in 2021, and operations increased by 70%, with a total of 44,919 landings and take-offs. In […]Leer más
Routes Committee gives a “very positive” assessment of Routes World
Five direct connections confirmed and more to be announced in the coming weeks. In addition to the already announced routes of Marrakech, Riga, Rome, Warsaw and Azores, another “5 or 6 new destinations” will soon be added, which are already on the table for the summer of 2023. In the case of the Azores, Bilbao […]Leer más
Riga joins the list of new destinations from Bilbao
Bilbao will have its first air connection with Latvia as of 4 May 2023. Loiu airport will have a direct and regular route with the Baltic countries for the first time in its history thanks to AirBaltic. The new link will last until October, completing the entire summer campaign and will have two weekly frequencies, […]Leer más
New direct route to Egypt
Bilbao airport is adding a new direct route to its wide range of services: Egypt. From 31 October until the end of August 2023, the Biscayan capital will have, through Air Cairo, a weekly connection to Luxor, on Mondays. The return journey, however, will be operated from Cairo. With this new link, the aerodrome now […]Leer más
Bilbao Bizkaia promotes the purchase of local products at Loiu airport among visitors to the territory
Bilbao Bizkaia Action Group has launched a campaign that uses different supports in which products such as txakoli, carolina or anchovies are presented in strategic places in the arrival and departure areas. The campaign is part of the actions developed by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia together with the sector through the Bilbao Bizkaia Action […]Leer más
Bilbao Airport records the best August in its history
Bilbao Airport reaches a new milestone. Last August it recorded a total of 572,094 passengers, which is 1% more than in the same period of 2019, thus achieving the best record in its history during that month. Between January and August, the recovery was 83.3% over 2019, a total of 3,284,860 passengers. As for the […]Leer más
The Bilbao Airport Route Development Committee attends Routes World to push for new connections in 2023
Establishing new connections for the summer 2023 and recovering existing routes before the pandemic (Lyon, Prague, Vienna, Rome, Edinburgh, Berlin). These are the main objectives of the Bilbao Airport Route Development Committee in relation to its participation in Routes World, the great international connectivity event, which will take place from 16 to 18 October in […]Leer más